Going Global The Textile and Apparel Industry

Name: Going Global The Textile and Apparel Industry
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ISBN: 9781563673689

ISBN-10: 1563673681

ISBN-13: 9781563673689

Edition: 2006

Authors: Grace I. Kunz, Myrna B. Garner

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Today textiles and apparel are produced in over 200 countries. Over the past 100 years, trade in textiles and apparel has progressed from independent markets within local communities to a complex global distribution system. No other forms of commerce can claim to be as pervasive throughout the globe as the production and distribution of textile and apparel products. Not only is this business found in all parts of the globe, but textiles and apparel provides employment for more people than any other industry, directly providing a livelihood for many millions of people, including employment of 37 million individuals in India alone! This book provides a coherent framework for understanding…

Book details

List price: $94.50
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Fairchild Books
Publication date: 2/2/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 8.35" wide x 10.75" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English



Introduction to Globalization


Consumption and Well Being


Industry Organization and Structure/Status of the U.S. Textiles Complex


International Trade Regulation


Illegal Activity in International Trade


Political Positioning of the Textile Complex Participants


Americas


Europe/European Union


Asia, Pacific Rim


Rapidly Developing Apparel Suppliers


Labor Exploitation/Gender Issues


Free Trade vs. Protectionism